Russia bowed to diplomatic convention and...

Russian Ambassador Mikhail Zurabov arrived in Kiev on Monday and presented his credentials to the Foreign Ministry. Reports on Friday said he was set to spark a diplomatic row by leaving the outgoing president"s name off the documents.

President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Zurabov last August but delayed sending him to Kiev over what he called unfriendly policies pursued by his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yushchenko.

Respected Russian business daily Kommersant reported on Friday that the Ukrainian presidential administration was set to advise the Foreign Ministry against accepting Zurabov"s credentials, with the Ukrainian president"s name reportedly omitted from the diplomatic documents.

"In line with protocol, the credentials have been presented to the Foreign Ministry. The credentials are addressed to President Yushchenko," a Kremlin source told RIA Novosti on Monday.

However, the unidentified Kremlin official said Moscow expected that Zurabov would

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